Western New England University mourns the loss of the following members of our community who have recently passed away. Please note that this information is updated by our records team. If you are aware of any errors or omissions, please call 413-796-2240 or email alumwne@wne.edu.

Francis E. Moquin ’51/H’01 (Management), Punta Gorda, FL; December 17, 2023

Sumner W. Robbins ’51/G’60/H’01 (Engineering and Business), Blandford, MA; May 13, 2024

Paul J. Mei, Sr. ’60 (Accounting), Wilbraham, MA; February 5, 2024

Bruce W. Ferrier ’61/G’65 (Mechanical Engineering/MBA), Charlton, MA; November 14, 2023

Walter F. LaBroad ’61 (Management), East Longmeadow, MA; December 26, 2023

Henry J. Biela ’63 (Accounting), Centerville, MA; January 21, 2024

David G. Desnoyers ’63 (Mechanical Engineering), Marlborough, MA; April 7, 2024

R. Allison Johnson G’63 (MBA), Leesville, SC; February 2, 2024

Walter A. DeFilippi G’64 (MBA), Agawam, MA; January 15, 2024

Frank J. Zazyczny ’64 (Accounting), Chicopee, MA; May 26, 2024

Donald K. Martin ’65 (Industrial Engineering), Windsor Locks, CT; January 21, 2024

Charles H. Robinson, Jr. ’65 (Accounting), Agawam, MA; January 24, 2024

Richard F. Crooke ’66 (Mechanical Engineering), Grand Junction, CO; February 5, 2024

Arthur D. Foresi ’66/G’73 (Accounting/MBA), Southwick, MA; March 29, 2024

Alan M. Goldsmith ’66 (Management), Longmeadow, MA; March 4, 2022

Robert N. Harvey G’66/L’72 (MBA/JD), East Longmeadow, MA; February 18, 2024

Gus H. Kavrakis ’66 (Mechanical Engineering), Longmeadow, MA; December 19, 2023

Donald J. Morrissey ’66 (Management), Branford, CT; January 24, 2024

Robert P. Salois ’66 (Management), Chicopee, MA; February 21, 2024

Richard Courchesne ’68 (Engineering and Management), Cary, NC; December 20, 2023

Lowell L. Lloveras ’68 (Marketing), Westfield, MA; January 22, 2024

Ronald E. Musiak ’68 (Electrical Engineering), Westfield, MA; January 4, 2024

Robert A. States L’68 (JD), Marlborough, CT; March 14, 2024

Robert N. Allen, Jr. G’69 (MBA), Marietta, GA; September 28, 2023

Nelson R. Chaffee ’69 (Management), North Attleboro, MA; September 14, 2023

Edward J. Falkowski G’69 (MBA), Mount Pleasant, SC; March 7, 2021

William C. Gerstenzang G’69/L’74 (MBA/JD), Yorktown Heights, NY; February 10, 2024

John E. Farrell ’70 (Accounting), Melbourne, FL; March 14, 2024

Bruce C. Jara ’70 (Mechanical Engineering), Amherst, OH; February 12, 2024

Walter F. Swainey G’70 (MBA), Hillsborough, NC; April 16, 2024

Ben F. Adkins G’71 (MBA), Olympia, WA; January 10, 2024

Stephen C. Clukey ’71 (Marketing), Dexter, ME; May 26, 2024

Felice DiMichele ’71 (Management), East Longmeadow, MA; February 13, 2024

Daniel J. Donahue ’71/G’78 (Management/ MBA), Magnolia, MA; May 25, 2024

Renate B. Foisy ’71 (Psychology), N Syracuse, NY; May 14, 2024

Wayne E. Phoenix ’71 (Management), Mount Pleasant, SC; March 15, 2024

Patrick A. Brittain ’72/G’74 (Accounting/MBA), Springfield, MA; November 4, 2023

David G. Anderson ’73 (Accounting), San Diego, CA; July 24, 2023

Frank W. Bauer ’73 (Accounting), Bluffton, SC; December 17, 2023

Connell A. Boyle ’73 (General Business), Pittsfield, MA; April 16, 2024

Paul A. Clark ’73 (Management), Sharon, CT; February 29, 2024

Howard H. Decker ’73 (Marketing), St. Petersburg, FL; April 4, 2023

Stuart M. Gerber ’73 (Management), Bethlehem, PA; March 30, 2024

Andrew C. Jorgensen ’73/G’78 (Accounting/MBA), Agawam, MA; November 21, 2023

Arthur M. Maskell L’73 (JD), Springfield, MA; March 27, 2024

John T. O'Brien ’73 (Management), Crystal River, FL; April 8, 2024

Donald J. Plourde G’73 (MBA), Columbus, OH; April 29, 2024

D. Thomas Rooney G’73 (MBA), Wilbraham, MA; February 16, 2024

William A. Dearden ’74 (Management), Palmer, MA; January 3, 2024

Harold J. Akey ’75/G’83 (Marketing/MBA), East Longmeadow, MA; November 22, 2023

Richard J. Coache ’75 (Law Enforcement), Ludlow, MA; January 5, 2024

George H. Fogg ’75/G’78 (Management/MBA), Kennebunk, ME; May 22, 2024

Paulette G. Gilfoil ’75 (Marketing), Easton, PA; January 1, 2024

Douglas S. Wagner ’75 (General Business), Brewster, MA; December 15, 2023

Mitchell A. Cohen L’76 (JD), Charleston, SC; April 1, 2024

Michael J. Dubuc ’76 (Law Enforcement), South Hadley, MA; July 17, 2023

Theodore R. Schwamb ’76/G’80 (Industrial Engineering/MBA), West Springfield, MA; March 28, 2024

Richard A. Sitnik ’76 (Accounting), Springfield, MA; November 8, 2023

Robert L. Fricchione ’77 (Marketing), East Longmeadow, MA; March 26, 2024

Joseph F. Haughney G’77 (MBA), Lynnfield, MA; February 14, 2024

Ronald W. Kusek ’77/G’79 (Accounting/MBA), Chicopee, MA; September 7, 2023

Gerard J. Rivell G’77 (MBA), Hopkinton, MA; November 13, 2023

Richard A. Chew G’78 (MBA), Mesa, AZ; January 31, 2024

Robert J. Donovan ’78 (Law Enforcement), Springfield, MA; March 24, 2024

David A. Garside L’78 (JD), Tampa, FL; October 25, 2022

Dominador H. Manio, Jr. G’78 (MBA), Phenix City, AL; December 16, 2023

David P. Mastroianni ’78 (Accounting), Ellington, CT; February 24, 2024

Anthony J. Mercadante ’78 (Mechanical Engineering), South Windsor, CT; August 27, 2023

Gary C. Partridge ’78 (Management), Farmington, MI; November 10, 2023

Robert L. Quintin G’79 (MBA), Merritt Island, FL; April 5, 2024

Waldemar C. Zisch G’79 (Engineering Management), Chelmsford, MA; August 12, 2023

Thomas A. Dittoe L’80 (JD), Lancaster, PA; December 10, 2023

Carl M. Ferris G’80 (MBA), Alabaster, AL; March 1, 2024

Jay M. Forgotson G’80 (Accounting Concentration), Osprey, FL; January 17, 2024

Eileen M. Maloney G’80 (MBA), Longmeadow, MA; March 21, 2024

Samuel F. Crisinati ’81 (Management), Hudson, FL; November 14, 2023

Nancy B. Hodermarsky L’81 (JD), Deer Isle, ME; December 27, 2023

Philip L. Rondeau ’81 (Management), Itasca, IL; August 4, 2023

Linda A. Rurak ’81 (Social Work), Wilbraham, MA; February 23, 2024

William L. Stevens L’81 (JD), Watertown, CT; May 1, 2024

Mitchell T. Allen L’82 (JD), Springfield, MA; January 1, 2024

George J. C'Miel G’82 (MBA), West Springfield, MA; February 21, 2024

Margaret H. LaMotte ’82 (Human Resource Management), Ludlow, MA; February 28, 2024

Carol R. Mark L’82 (JD), Saratoga Springs, NY; October 4, 2022

Karen H. Smigel L’82 (JD), Coventry, CT; March 11, 2023

James R. Sward L’82 (JD), Hartford, CT; October 11, 2023

James M. Wironen G’82 (MBA), Leominster, MA; December 20, 2023

William G. Grady L’83 (JD), Middletown, CT; November 5, 2023

Roger J. Anstey L’85 (JD), Avon, CT; April 22, 2023

Kimberly A. Campbell ’85 (Accounting), Westfield, MA; January 17, 2024

Peter A. Dionne ’85 (Accounting), Rye, NH; March 16, 2024

Mark P. Chevrier G’86 (Engineering Management), Plymouth, MA; May 4, 2024

Richard E. Davidson L’87 (JD), Oxford, NY; May 11, 2024

Joseph B. Ruth G’87 (MBA), West Townsend, MA; January 14, 2024

Scott D. Colbert L’89 (JD), Troy, NY; January 17, 2024

Timothy S. O'Connell ’89 (Management), Whispering Pines, NC; November 25, 2023

John J. Brady G’90 (MBA), Ludlow, MA; March 7, 2024

William G. Harrison G’90 (MBA), Chelmsford, MA; April 4, 2024

Holly A. Beaumier ’91 (Accounting), Chicopee, MA; March 14, 2024

Jeffrey E. Poindexter ’91 (Finance), Springfield, MA; January 29, 2024

Elizabeth A. Martins ’92 (Human Resource Management), Three Rivers, MA; May 10, 2024

Laura V. Fiore ’94 (Accounting), Glenside, PA; December 12, 2023

Molly A. McLaughlin ’95/G’01 (Accounting/Accounting Concentration), Hampden, MA; January 21, 2024

Steven Munevar ’95 (Biomedical Engineering), Malden, MA; November 21, 2023

Peter M. Tuccitto ’95 (Mathematics), Newington, CT; February 29, 2024

William L. Spalding G’02 (Criminal Justice Administration), Framingham, MA; November 1, 2023

Paul J. Tracey ’04 (Law Enforcement), Waltham, MA; December 6, 2023

Paul F. Vangsness ’05 (Management Studies), New Port Richey, FL; December 24, 2023

Aaron M. Johnson L’08 (JD), Weston, MA; April 27, 2024

Michael J. Scanlon ’09 (Liberal Studies), Enfield, CT; November 6, 2023

Leonard P. Rooke ’10 (General Business), Wilbraham, MA; December 30, 2023

Vergie M. Lee (Retired Employee), West Springfield, MA; January 7, 2024

Allen R. Morrison (Employee), Granby, MA; May 1, 2024

Dorothy A. Zeo (Retired Employee), East Longmeadow, MA; March 7, 2024